…and beetles, Meyer said, “the better off we are going to be in the future.” Shaun Crook, a timber operator and president of the Tuolumne County Farm Bureau, said drought…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 5
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Aged Cows Top the International Guernsey Show
…Lantz Farm Preppy Indy, Melinda Rushing, Perkins, Okla. Lavon Farms Regency Adore, John & Bonnie Ayars and Todd Moore, Mechanicsburg, Ohio Six-Year-Old & Older Cow: Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary…
World Health Organization to Endorse Meatless Mondays
…School of Public Health Dean and 2012 World Health Summit president, called the Meatless Monday movement “an important public health campaign.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
U.N. Official Says Lower Food Prices Threaten Anti-Hunger Efforts
…blog post says “low food prices reduce the incomes of farmers, especially poor family farmers who produce staple foods in developing countries.” However, the remarks this week just nearly a…
EU Resumes Dow-DuPont Merger Investigation
…European Commission is examining the potential merger on concerns the combination may reduce competition in crop protection, seeds and certain petrochemicals. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Ag Economy Barometer Shows Slight Improvement
…current conditions in agriculture but continue to express some optimism regarding future economic prospects. The report says over the next year, farmers are a bit more optimistic about the future…
Biobased Industry Contributes Billions to U.S. Economy
…and four million jobs to the U.S. economy. Vilsack announced the report Monday at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
HSUS Lawsuit on Regulating CAFO Emissions Dismissed
…other livestock and poultry farmers entered into agreements with EPA, settling what the agency believed were issues with air emissions associated with livestock production. However, the National Pork Producers Council…
Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record
…U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its annual report on national cooperative business sales, USDA reported that the country’s farmer, rancher and fishery cooperatives posted record net income of $7…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…provided $5.6 billion in disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; expanded risk management tools with products like Whole Farm Revenue Protection; and helped farm businesses grow with $36 billion in…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 4
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Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…Farmers and Gardeners Association that trained 75 new farmers who established 68 new farms, and Arcadia Farms in Virginia that is helping veterans transition into farming roles. More information on…
Farm City Newsday Podcast for October 3
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